Stocks build on gains after jobs data, Seoul surges on Lee's win

Hong Kong (AFP) June 4, 2025
Shares extended a global rise Wednesday following data indicating the US economy remained resilient, with South Korean equities and the won standing out as the election of a new president ended months of political paralysis. Speculation that presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will speak this week stoked optimism for a soothing of US-China tensions, though the Republican indicated in a so